Horse-brush.



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFI E.

ALEXANDER R. MGDONNELL, OF LITTLETON, MAINE.

HORSE-BRUSH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 654,751, dated July 31, 1900.

Application filed Ma nwo'o. Serial No. 15,117. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER R. MoDoN- NELL,a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Littleton, in the county of Aroostook and State of Maine, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horse-Brushes, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention relates to a horsebrush adapted for use especially after the hair has been combed with a bristle brush. The brush herein described serves very effectually to give a gloss and to remove the dandruff and dirt that have been. loosened by the combing.

My invention consists in providing a baseplate or backing, of leather, of any convenient shape, but preferably like a thin sheet,but

thick enough to give strength and stiffness.

Upon one side of this base-plate, of leather or similar substance, is placed a series of ridges running parallel to one another and having notches on the edges, while the lower surfaces of the parts forming the ridges are fastened to the base-plate. Runningat an angle to the ridges is a second series of ridges practically like the first and also parallel to one another and havingnotche's on their nar; row edges, while the under surfaces are fas'- tened to the base-plate, and it is to be under-,

stood that the ridges are made from rubber in a single piece, so that by fastening the combination of crossing ridges to the plate there is provided the complete brush ready for sale and use. The cross-section of the ridges is approximately triangular.

Figure 1 is a plan of the brush, showing in one view the baseplate and the notched ridges which in actual practice would cover the complete surface of the plate or as much thereof as might be desired. Figs. 2 and 3 are crosssectional views of the ridges at the notches, so that one-half of a notch is shown in each view.

A is the base-plate, of leather, formed in a nation of a leather base-plate,

sheet, one side of which appears, the other side being plain and having nothing to do with the invention; but there may be a handle on the other side.

B shows the tops or edges of triangular ridges which are seen in section in oneor two of the figures aslettered. The edges B need not.

be sharp like a knife-edge, but are preferably very narrow, as they act as the scraping or polishing edges upon the hair when the brush is in use. They are parallel to each other preferably. Between these ridges are other ridges whose edges are lettered 0. They are forth, forit is simply rubbed upon the hair of the animal, and thereby serves a useful pur- PQ B- I claim as my invention-- 1. A horse-brush consisting of the combiand a piece of rubber fastened thereto, and having difierent series of narrowedged ridges provided with notches and crossing one another.

2. A horse-brush, consisting of the combination of a base-plate, rows of ridges of triangular cross section, and having narrow edges at their tops, and a second series of triangular ridges having narrow edges, crossing the first row or series at an angle, and formed of a soft yielding material.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name this 20th day of April, 1900.

ALEX. R. MODONNELL. [L.S.]

Witnesses:

WESTON P. CURTIS, AMos SIBLEY.

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